Wrong Place Wrong Time
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- Author：Gillian McAllister
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Summary
Can you stop a murder after it's already happened？
It's every parent's nightmare。
Your happy， funny， innocent son commits a terrible crime: murdering a complete stranger。
You don't know who。 You don't know why。 You only know your teenage boy is in custody and his future lost。
That night you fall asleep in despair。 Until you wake 。 。 。
。 。 。 and it is yesterday。
Every morning you wake up a day earlier， another day before the murder。 Another chance to stop it。
Somewhere in the past lie the answers， and you don't have a choice but to find them 。 。 。
It's every parent's nightmare。
Your happy， funny， innocent son commits a terrible crime: murdering a complete stranger。
You don't know who。 You don't know why。 You only know your teenage boy is in custody and his future lost。
That night you fall asleep in despair。 Until you wake 。 。 。
。 。 。 and it is yesterday。
Every morning you wake up a day earlier， another day before the murder。 Another chance to stop it。
Somewhere in the past lie the answers， and you don't have a choice but to find them 。 。 。
Reviews
Stacy
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Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Audio for an advanced audio book in exchange for an honest review。4。5 starsJen watches from her window as her teenage son stabs a stranger。 The next day Jen wakes up and it is the day before the murder。 Every day Jen moves back in time as she gathers clues about her life and family on why her son killed someone。 This book was so interesting and a great twist on the usual mystery and time travel story。 I highly recommend reading Wrong Place Wrong Time。 Excellent nar Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Audio for an advanced audio book in exchange for an honest review。4。5 starsJen watches from her window as her teenage son stabs a stranger。 The next day Jen wakes up and it is the day before the murder。 Every day Jen moves back in time as she gathers clues about her life and family on why her son killed someone。 This book was so interesting and a great twist on the usual mystery and time travel story。 I highly recommend reading Wrong Place Wrong Time。 Excellent narration by Lesley Sharp。 。。。more
Adele
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Wow wow wow。 It has been a long time since I've read a crime/thriller novel where I was literally gawking at each twist。 I saw nothing coming。 The way McAllister brings this book together is really mind blowing。 As you read Jen's thought process as she puts together the timeline， it also comes together for the reader along side her 。 Wrong Place Wrong Time is really something else。 I'd recommend picking a rainy day to read this book， when you can sit down with numerous cups of tea and devour it。 Wow wow wow。 It has been a long time since I've read a crime/thriller novel where I was literally gawking at each twist。 I saw nothing coming。 The way McAllister brings this book together is really mind blowing。 As you read Jen's thought process as she puts together the timeline， it also comes together for the reader along side her 。 Wrong Place Wrong Time is really something else。 I'd recommend picking a rainy day to read this book， when you can sit down with numerous cups of tea and devour it。 。。。more
Whenimnotreadingharrypotter
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This is a hard book for me to review， I have seen so much hype and as a massive fan of How to Disappear by Gillian， I couldn't wait for this to come out！！It took a while to get my head around the time travel but loved that the crime had happened and now Jen was going back to try and find out how she could save Todd。There was a few twists that had me like woah！ And it kept me intrigued and wanting to keep reading it， but at the same time， almost a bit of so where is this going？Got to almost the e This is a hard book for me to review， I have seen so much hype and as a massive fan of How to Disappear by Gillian， I couldn't wait for this to come out！！It took a while to get my head around the time travel but loved that the crime had happened and now Jen was going back to try and find out how she could save Todd。There was a few twists that had me like woah！ And it kept me intrigued and wanting to keep reading it， but at the same time， almost a bit of so where is this going？Got to almost the end and I was like wow！ And then the ending just threw it all out for me and I was left thinking what？！ I enjoyed it but after so much hype I was expecting alot more， how to Disappear is definitely still one of my fave books but for me this isn't joining it unfortunately 。。。more
Diana May
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Solid enough read。 The time travel facet was interesting and I liked how the main character， Jen， struggled to figure out the rules， which seemed much more true to life than in other similar books。 I didn’t guess all the twists until the final couple chapters so that was cool as well。 I did wonder though if this might have not been better from a first person POV - I never really felt a connection with Jen and didn’t feel like I understood who she was a person without her son or husband in the pi Solid enough read。 The time travel facet was interesting and I liked how the main character， Jen， struggled to figure out the rules， which seemed much more true to life than in other similar books。 I didn’t guess all the twists until the final couple chapters so that was cool as well。 I did wonder though if this might have not been better from a first person POV - I never really felt a connection with Jen and didn’t feel like I understood who she was a person without her son or husband in the picture。 。。。more
Liz
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The plot was excellent。。。。。。 Didn't see any of it coming and I so love that。。。。 Keeps you wanting more。。。。。。 What an idea though！！Well done Gillian McAllister 👌 The plot was excellent。。。。。。 Didn't see any of it coming and I so love that。。。。 Keeps you wanting more。。。。。。 What an idea though！！Well done Gillian McAllister 👌 。。。more
Anne
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Quite possibly one of the hardest book reviews I've ever tried to write。 To talk about the plot is far too difficult， it's complex， intriguing and structured so cleverly that anything I say would just confuse you！ It's a crime novel， it's a time-slip story and it's a stylish and precise look at the strength of a mother's love and the impact that long kept secrets can have on a family。I was able to read this in almost one sitting。 It's not a short novel， there are over 400 pages。 I started this a Quite possibly one of the hardest book reviews I've ever tried to write。 To talk about the plot is far too difficult， it's complex， intriguing and structured so cleverly that anything I say would just confuse you！ It's a crime novel， it's a time-slip story and it's a stylish and precise look at the strength of a mother's love and the impact that long kept secrets can have on a family。I was able to read this in almost one sitting。 It's not a short novel， there are over 400 pages。 I started this as I sat in the airport waiting for a flight， I continued it as we sat on the tarmac for almost two hours， waiting for a slot to take off， and finished it during the three hour flight to Corfu。 Absolutely no 'delay stress' from me， I was totally entertained throughout， hardly raising my gaze from this compelling and extremely clever story。 Jen witnesses her teenage son Todd stab and kill a man。 She is horrified and cannot believe that her usually mild mannered boy has done such a violent thing。 Jen knows that Todd will go to prison for this and she has no idea which way to turn。 The next morning， Jen wakes and it is the day before the murder happened。 Todd is in his bedroom， slightly bemused by his mother's anxiety， having no idea what she saw happen。 And so it continues， each day Jen wakes and she's further and further back in the past， and what she learns will turn her whole life on its head。 I was totally and utterly transfixed by this story， it's clever and unusual and each reveal shocked me just a little bit more。 It did take a while to settle into the style， but once you are in， you are in！I have no idea how Gillian McAllister kept on top of her plot， it's seamlessly done。 Really skilled writing， something a little bit different and highly recommended by me。 。。。more
Cyndi
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Every once in awhile I come across a truly clever and gifted author who constructs a uniquely written book and this is a prime example of such。 The protagonist， Jen， witnesses her teenage son murder a man who is a complete stranger to her。 Her son is arrested and the next day Jen wakes up expecting the nightmare to continue。 Instead， she has gone backwards in time。 As each day regresses， Jen seeks to find the answers to why her son murdered this man and why she is reliving her life backwards。Thi Every once in awhile I come across a truly clever and gifted author who constructs a uniquely written book and this is a prime example of such。 The protagonist， Jen， witnesses her teenage son murder a man who is a complete stranger to her。 Her son is arrested and the next day Jen wakes up expecting the nightmare to continue。 Instead， she has gone backwards in time。 As each day regresses， Jen seeks to find the answers to why her son murdered this man and why she is reliving her life backwards。This was exquisitely crafted and I can't imagine how much time and finesse it took to accomplish this original plot。 Not many authors could pull this off so successfully。 As each chapter progresses， readers and Jen alike are given insight into this overlying and very deeply rooted and complex mystery。 The ending is beyond brilliant and will have readers gasping and wanting more。Many thanks to Netgalley， Edelweiss， William Morrow and Gillian McAllister for my complimentary e-copy ARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Tom - Reader of Books
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Full disclaimer， this wasn’t what I was expecting so I think I became a bit grumpy with it initially and never shook that feeling。 It just felt daft， which yes I know it’s science fiction but the beauty is in those that feel somewhat plausible。 This just didn’t tick the boxes for me though I applaud the effort and the writing was easy enough to read。 Maybe I should have started with some of the authors other titles。 Not for me。
Heléne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a different and innovative read in many ways， with time loops and surprises along the way。 The story is brilliant and so is the idea of this time travel plot。 Spoiler alert; the conclusion though is just a little bit too good to be "true" for my middle age， jaded and loving-the-WTF-ending mind。 But still highly recommended！ It will have a place on my tbr-again-shelf somewhere down the line。 Looking forward to new releases from this clever and exciting author。 This is a different and innovative read in many ways， with time loops and surprises along the way。 The story is brilliant and so is the idea of this time travel plot。 Spoiler alert; the conclusion though is just a little bit too good to be "true" for my middle age， jaded and loving-the-WTF-ending mind。 But still highly recommended！ It will have a place on my tbr-again-shelf somewhere down the line。 Looking forward to new releases from this clever and exciting author。 。。。more
Nicola Mackenzie-Smaller
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Brilliant thriller。 High concept， brilliantly executed。 A woman sees a terrible crime， then wakes up the day before it happens and has to work out what led to it and try to stop it。 About a lot of things other than the crime， this book explores the guilt of being a working mother， the nature of relationships and the choices we make which can change a life。 Very clever， I stayed up late and got up early to read it。
Cari
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This is such a cool thriller/mystery！ I have read some of Gillian McAllister's other books and really enjoyed them， so I knew this one would be good。 Especially after I saw the premise。 One evening， Jen Brotherhood witnesses her son， Todd， committing a murder。 It's shocking enough （obviously） but it's even more shocking when she wakes up the next morning and it's the previous day。 The murder hasn't happened yet， and Jen has to figure out what's going on。 She's waking up further and further back This is such a cool thriller/mystery！ I have read some of Gillian McAllister's other books and really enjoyed them， so I knew this one would be good。 Especially after I saw the premise。 One evening， Jen Brotherhood witnesses her son， Todd， committing a murder。 It's shocking enough （obviously） but it's even more shocking when she wakes up the next morning and it's the previous day。 The murder hasn't happened yet， and Jen has to figure out what's going on。 She's waking up further and further back in the past， and she can't explain it - but she knows it has something to do with the murder。 If she can puzzle out what happened to make her son commit such an act， can she get back to the present？ The afterword explains that McAllister wanted to write a book in the vein of Russian Doll， a show I'm obsessed with， so I'm not surprised that I liked this novel so much。 You'll just have to read it to see how everything works out。 。。。more
BeverleyR
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When Jen's normal， happy son Todd commits murder one night her whole life is not so much turned upside down but sent backwards。 Each day she wakes further and further back in her past allowing her to unravel what caused everything to spiral out of control so suddenly。 An absolutely riveting read full of suspense， thrills and shocks especially when the truth gradually emerges。 Every Gillian McAllister is a total treat but this one is a triumph。 Just spine tingly fabulous。 When Jen's normal， happy son Todd commits murder one night her whole life is not so much turned upside down but sent backwards。 Each day she wakes further and further back in her past allowing her to unravel what caused everything to spiral out of control so suddenly。 An absolutely riveting read full of suspense， thrills and shocks especially when the truth gradually emerges。 Every Gillian McAllister is a total treat but this one is a triumph。 Just spine tingly fabulous。 。。。more
Sophie Flynn
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God， this book is just disgustingly good。
Amanda - Mrs B's Book Reviews
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*RTC
Kimberley
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Super twisty mystery with a great narrator。 4。5 stars rounded up just because at one point I started thinking it was a little long。
Steph Ollman
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Wow！ This was a great read。 A really unusual concept， starting with a murder， we then follow the murderer's mum back in time as she tries to find out why the murder took place。 I liked the way the time travel was dealt with in a matter of fact fashion， rather than pondering more in detail as in a science fiction book。I thought that the relationships in the book were all portrayed very well too。Will definitely be on the hunt for more books by this author。 Wow！ This was a great read。 A really unusual concept， starting with a murder， we then follow the murderer's mum back in time as she tries to find out why the murder took place。 I liked the way the time travel was dealt with in a matter of fact fashion， rather than pondering more in detail as in a science fiction book。I thought that the relationships in the book were all portrayed very well too。Will definitely be on the hunt for more books by this author。 。。。more
Pam
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Really interesting and unusual story …。the author has got all the details exactly right in the chapters in the past 。I’ve only read one of her other books but will definitely definitely read more 。。
Leah
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I’ve long been a fan of Gillian McAllister - long before she became a writer in fact when she had her blog BillyGean。 I loved the idea of Wrong Place， Wrong Time and it didn’t disappoint。 The only thing I’d say first off is that Gillian writes excellent novels - her ideas are always fantastic and unique， though， imo， I don’t always gel with her characters。 This one especially was tough because Jen is pretty much the focal point and everything is seen through her eyes。 I liked Jen well enough， th I’ve long been a fan of Gillian McAllister - long before she became a writer in fact when she had her blog BillyGean。 I loved the idea of Wrong Place， Wrong Time and it didn’t disappoint。 The only thing I’d say first off is that Gillian writes excellent novels - her ideas are always fantastic and unique， though， imo， I don’t always gel with her characters。 This one especially was tough because Jen is pretty much the focal point and everything is seen through her eyes。 I liked Jen well enough， this novel just didn’t have the emotional depth of the last novel I read （review below）。 Of course that’s a personal opinion and others may not think that。 Wrong Place， Wrong Time is a novel told backwards。 Which probably sounds confusing but it actually works so incredibly well。 What happens is Jen is staying up the night before Halloween Eve waiting for her son， she’s watching out the window when her son， Todd， appears in the street。 However all isn’t as it seems as another man appears and Todd stabs and kills this man。 All Jen can see is a bleak future for Todd， jail and crime his future now。 When Jen wakes the next morning， it isn’t the next morning。 It’s the day prior。 The day of。 And Jen keeps waking up each day further back in the past than she was previously - be it a day prior or months and even years prior。 Jen isn’t sure why she keeps waking up in the past， but it soon becomes clear that if she’s going to stop Todd becoming a murderer she’s going to have to re-live life backwards until she figures out what it is that could change the moment。 This was a bloody brilliant plot - it was very clever and the tiny details Gillian McAllister must have dug through to make sure everything was correct and timely for the time was fantastic。 I liked as well that Jen didn’t just have the chance to try to save Todd。 Her dad passed away and that added another strand - could she save him？ Then we had an additional narrative for someone called Ryan。 It was just a very， very clever plot and McAllister pulled it off with aplomb。 I’d definitely recommend this one， I enjoyed it and it was a very quick read for me！ 。。。more
Yvonne
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I really enjoyed this one！ Fast paced， going backwards in time to fill in the gaps。 It wasn’t until around page 300 that I realised what was happening， then Jen and Kelly’s story started surfacing properly！ Highly recommend！
Sue Clement
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Wowsers。 What a clever clever storyline。 Makes you think too much about what you would do yourself if you woke up and could feel your hip bones again！！ Jen will do anything to stop her son from going to prison。 A mothers strength is beyond our imaginations sometimes but to gradually progress back through Time to change events is some damn strength。 I have been a fan of Gillian’s books for a while but this is simply the best。 Could not put it down。
L。V。 Matthews
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Absolute masterpiece - I loved everything about this book。 so layered， so clever， so emotional！ It blew me away
Francisco Machado
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Clever。
Nicola Lynch
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Wow！ I finished this book in 24 hours！ What a page turner！ I chose to read this book without even reading the premise as I love the Gillian McAllister's books， so went in completely blind。 I wasn't disappointed！ It was a fantastically different sort of psychological thriller and I loved the way it was put together。It's a fast paced book which I loved， right from the start there is shock， tension， and questions galore。 There are elements （no spoilers） which I thought I wouldn't believe or necessa Wow！ I finished this book in 24 hours！ What a page turner！ I chose to read this book without even reading the premise as I love the Gillian McAllister's books， so went in completely blind。 I wasn't disappointed！ It was a fantastically different sort of psychological thriller and I loved the way it was put together。It's a fast paced book which I loved， right from the start there is shock， tension， and questions galore。 There are elements （no spoilers） which I thought I wouldn't believe or necessarily enjoy when they started， but actually I just went with it and thoroughly enjoyed the difference turn the book took。Gillian McAllister is an excellent writer and once again has come up with an excellent book。 i'm only sorry it's finished！ Well done！Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Michael Joseph UK for a copy of the book in return for an honest review。 All thoughts are very much my own。 。。。more
Alex Shelton
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this book was so good that I read the acknowledgements。 I read the whole thing in less than 24 hours and literally could not put it down。 everything tied together perfectly and it kept me guessing the whole time。 5 stars and would definitely recommend
Jo Wellard
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Jens 18-year-old son Todd， is late home。 As she glances out of the window she catches a glimpse of him， but he is not alone， there’s a man behind him。She then witnesses her beloved son stab the other man to death。 Todd is arrested and taken into custody but refuses a solicitor or to see his parents。Jen and her husband， Kelly， have no choice but to go home and leave him there。 Jen eventually falls asleep heartbroken。The next morning， she wakes up and Todd is there。 Jen soon discovers that it’s ye Jens 18-year-old son Todd， is late home。 As she glances out of the window she catches a glimpse of him， but he is not alone， there’s a man behind him。She then witnesses her beloved son stab the other man to death。 Todd is arrested and taken into custody but refuses a solicitor or to see his parents。Jen and her husband， Kelly， have no choice but to go home and leave him there。 Jen eventually falls asleep heartbroken。The next morning， she wakes up and Todd is there。 Jen soon discovers that it’s yesterday… But how is that possible？ The following morning she wakes up and it’s the day before yesterday。Each morning Jen wakes up a day earlier until she starts going further back in time each day。 She knows there’s got to be a reason for this。。。 Maybe to go back far enough to find the answers and change the future。Wow… What an original and amazing novel。 I love the concept and it had me hooked from the start。 A clever and gripping thriller。 。。。more
Rach Jack
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4。5*。 Would’ve been a 5* for me but I wish the ending had been different personally。
vicki
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Wow！！This is easily her best book yet and the best book I've read of 2022 😮。I was intrigued by the quote on the front cover and wondered how the Author was going to pull off this story like。。。 She certainly didn't disappoint。 Wow！！This is easily her best book yet and the best book I've read of 2022 😮。I was intrigued by the quote on the front cover and wondered how the Author was going to pull off this story like。。。 She certainly didn't disappoint。 。。。more
Traci
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Lots of twists to keep things interesting！ Hard to put down。。。。。
Chris-Cuddy
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The stakes have been raised in this clever and complex psychological thriller told in reverse。 One autumn night as the clocks go back， Jen watches in horror as her teenage son fatally stabs a stranger。 She then wakes up to find it's yesterday， the day before the murder。 Can Jen stop her son from becoming a killer？ A gripping read that will set your spine-a-tingling。 The stakes have been raised in this clever and complex psychological thriller told in reverse。 One autumn night as the clocks go back， Jen watches in horror as her teenage son fatally stabs a stranger。 She then wakes up to find it's yesterday， the day before the murder。 Can Jen stop her son from becoming a killer？ A gripping read that will set your spine-a-tingling。 。。。more
theweebookreader （Kirsty）
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My most recent 5 star read - I absolutely loved this book！！ I’m a huge fan of Gillian’s work so I knew this would be a clever and well thought out book， but Wrong Place Wrong Time is on another level！ The ingenuity is brilliant and it certainly gets your brain ticking; so many shocks and surprises along the way but I absolutely loved that！Featuring time travel， this is a crime thriller like no other I have read before。 Jen waits up late one night for her teenage son to return home， only to witne My most recent 5 star read - I absolutely loved this book！！ I’m a huge fan of Gillian’s work so I knew this would be a clever and well thought out book， but Wrong Place Wrong Time is on another level！ The ingenuity is brilliant and it certainly gets your brain ticking; so many shocks and surprises along the way but I absolutely loved that！Featuring time travel， this is a crime thriller like no other I have read before。 Jen waits up late one night for her teenage son to return home， only to witness him murder a man。 The next morning Jen wakes up and finds herself back to the day earlier。 This continues， with Jen jumping days， weeks， years back in time to try and figure out how it got to the point that her son murders a man。This book is so complexly thought out and so cleverly written that Gillian McAllister deserves a huge round of applause as this can’t have been an easy write。 It had me hooked from page one and had to slow myself down from reading it too fast; I wanted to find out what happens but equally wanted to savour the plot and all the twists and turns！I’m not sure how Gillian will top this but I’m sure she has some other fantastic ideas up her sleeve and can’t wait until next year for Just Another Missing Person！！ 。。。more
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